Earlier this week, Kennedy Chandler, a point guard in the class of 2021 reported that he had received a scholarship offer from the Texas Tech basketball program. Ranked the No. 3 point guard in the nation for his class and the No. 26 player in the country by 247Sports.com’s composite rankings, the 4-star prospect holds offers from 16 Power 5 programs including Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Florida State, and Arkansas.
At 6-foot-1, 180-pounds, the Memphis, Tennessee native is also drawing interest from Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers. And given Memphis’ recent success in landing the top talent in their own back yard, it would stand to figure that the Tigers would be the early favorite in this race.